Winding down

The Summer is winding down -- we've kept busy, that's for sure.  Lots of time in the pool, baseball/soccer in the backyard and plenty of frozen treats.  Enjoying the weather on our long weekend, hopefully it will continue on.

The kids start up school on Tuesday.  Dylan is ready to go, starting up Kindergarten -- guarantee it will be a breeze for him, even though he's probably the youngest one there.  He's already starting to read and is picking up addition pretty fast.  Looking forward to seeing him in action.

Beach Week!

Me, mommy and daddy and Dylan at the beach with are friends having  some fun.  We flied a kite, we played in the water, we made sand castles. We stayed in a beach house for a week! Do you want to know what the worst part was? It was leaving, but as long as you have FUN you can go again!

More from the beach

We spent 4 of the 6 days on the beach, kids had a blast.  Good times, grilling and plenty of relaxing -- just what we needed.  Ride back home was an interesting one, a closed bridge and long wait at border turned a 5 hour trip into 8 -- oh well, what are you going to do.  During the 8 hour ride I did spot about 100 Tim Horton's, must be a Canadian fave or something.  Anyway, about to get back to the routine, 1 week away is the perfect amount of time... maybe one more day at the pool today before putting the vacation to a close.

Crystal Beach

We spent last week in Crystal Beach, a place I used to go to as a kid when it was an amusement park.  I think it's been torn down now for about 15 years, now they have condos up on the water where the rides used to be.  It was a nice relaxing week, enjoyed the time off.

2nd of July

Small get together at our place in advance of the 4th.  Kids had a blast playing together and we spent some time with our friends as well.

Nice day for a dip

The weather has been perfect the past few weeks, good way to start the Summer.  Works for me, spend the day outside and cool off in the pool.  The kids are getting more comfortable in the water too -- today Madison passed the deep end test in class, she's officially a big kid swimmer.

Spring'14 Season

Madison's season wrapped up last week.  Significant improvement from last year, Maddie couldn't wait for her games.  Had a great time watching her, looking forward to next season.

7 years old!

Great weather for Maddie's 7th.  We had a great turnout as well, 25 kids showed up -- party was a success, Madison had a great time!  Contrary to recent articles of worried parents and "safety" in bounce houses, there were no injuries to report.

Inflatable Pool

Once again we made good use out of the portable pool.  Busted this out on the first warm day of the year and the kids spent hours playing in it.  Seriously, I think they played in the backyard for over 3 hours -- only wish we still had it.  You see, I left it out over night and we have a few night critters that like to make appearances, by morning it was completely deflated and shredded in one area.  Dylan was crushed, not a happy boy when he woke up only to be living his worst nightmare.  Minutes later it was forgotten, we do need to get a replacement though.

In one year

What a difference one year makes.  Last year Madison wouldn't go near the ball and get in the play, now she's right in the thick of it!  It's been fun watching Maddie play this Spring, two more games left this season.